Ice-cream holder or cone



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R. E. M KIBBEN ICE 91mm HOLDER OR GONE Filed Jan. 1 1928 A I v INVE Patented Feb. 24, 1931 UNITED STATES ROBERT E. M GKIBBEN, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

ICE-CREAM HOLDER OB CONE Application filed January 18, 1928. Serial No. 247,713.

My present invention has reference to a holder or container for icecream or other sticky and dissoluble confections and my object is the provision of a holder for this pure pose which is. in the nature of a pastry or of any other edible material, and which includes a body that receives the cream or confection therein or thereon and a cap which has a frictional engagement with the body to establish an air-tight joint therebetween,

the said joint also preventing theaccidental disassociation of-the cap from the bodyso that the pastry may be conveyed or conveniently carried for an indefinite period and retained without danger'of deterioration.

To the attainment of the foregoing the invention consists in the improvement as hereinafter describedand definitely claimed.

In the drawings: 1

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of the improvement, the cap being elevated above the body. j 1

Figure 2 is a sectional view through the improvement, the cap being arranged on the bod igure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1, but illustrating a slight modification.

Figure 4 is a sectional view through the embodiment of the invention disclosed by 1IJ iCgure 2, the cap being arranged on the In Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, the body 1 of the improvement is cone-shaped, and the hollow body is designed to receive therein ice cream or other sticky confection, which is liable to melt when expos'edto the air. Below the open mouth the body 1 is provided with a-continuousenlargement in the rim is preferably rounded.

The numeral 3 designates the hollow dome-shaped cap for the body. This cap has at its month, an outwardly extendingcon- .tinuous ring flange 4 which is designed for '45 frictional en agement with the annular ex.-

tension 5 of t e body 1 that projects beyond the rim '2. The cap has its body ortion rounded outwardly to its juncture with the 'ring flange 4. This affords what may be i "termed aflared mouthbetween this portion 1 efiectively seals the body for preventing the the nature of a rim 2,. and the outer edge of or on the top of the body 1. The cap is then arranged over the body and the said cap will of the cap and the body 1 adjacent thereto and serves as a passage for the compressed ice cream and the moisture or vapor emanating therefrom when the cream is compressed on the base by the pressure of the cap thereagainst so that such moisture or vaporwill enter the joint between the body 1 and the ring flange of the cap to effectively seal these elements together. There is a frictional engagement between the flange 4 of the cap 3 and the part 5 of the body 1 when the cap is arranged on the body, and when so arranged the outer edge of the flange 4 will rest on and firmly contact with the outer shoulder rovided by the rim 2. The improvement is in the nature of some suitable edible astry, and the body 1 provides a holder or ice cream or like'confections while the cap 3 confection from deterioration. 7o In Figures 3 and 4, the cap 3' is similar to that previously described but the body 1' 1s in the nature of a'disc having a lower rim portion-2' and an upper annular portion 5 that receive the annular flange 4' of the cap 3' thereon. As disclosed by Figure 4 ice cream or other confections are arranged upon the fiat top of the body 1 and when the ca 3' is arranged thereover this confection is e ectively protected from the atmosphere and may be convenientl carried from place to place. Both the b y 1 andthe cap 3' may e of edible and preferably sweetened material, but obviously may be of other material. It is to be noted that incident to the sticky consistency of the contents ofthe container any vapor or moisture emanating therefrom will, in its attempt to find a passage between the body 'andcap, cause the joint between these elements to be treated .tosuch adhesvie substance andthereby more positively hermetically sealing the joint.

In practice the .ice cream is scooped in the usual manner and is placed either 1n the cap compress the ice cream between the interior of the cap and the body, forcing the moisture and vapor from the ice cream into the 'oint between the ring flange of the cap an the body and thereby efiectively sealing theca to the body. The container is eaten wit the cream, or in other words, is not separated in order to remove the ice cream therefrom after the cream has been arranged therem.

The improvement obviates the expense on the part of the retailer in packing the cream in the ordinary manner and the cream as well as the container therefor will be preserved for a great length of time, as a matter-offact, a number of containers which are filled with ice cream may be placed in a bag for delivery and, as stated, will remain in practically the same condition as when packed after the buyer has conveyed his package to his home or for a considerable distance away from the place where the cream was purchased.

Having described the invention, I claim: A holder for ice cream of edible material, comprising a body having a round top and a continuous ring enlargement below the top, and a hollow dome-shaped cap for the body,

. having its lower edge rounded outwardly and formed with .a depending ring flange which is designed for frictional engagement with the mouth of the body and likewise designed to rest upon the flange of the body, and said body and ca designed to receive 'therebetween a scoop 0 ice cream and to compressithe cream between the body and cap to cause the moisture and vapor therefrom to enter the joint between the body and cap and hermetically seal the ca to the body.

ln'testimonfi whereof I a OBERT E. MCKIBBENQ my signature. I 

